Soil Carbon Modeling with RStan

Bob Carpenter

24 November 2014

Overview

Experimental Data

Soil incubation experiments are used to estimate parameters of physical models of carbon flow in soil under different conditions. In the laboratory, external conditions such as temperature and moisture can be controlled, as can inputs such as leaf litter or microbial content and diversity. Measurements of carbon emissions are taken over time, perhaps along with other information such as microbial enzyme activity.